Readying for Another Postal Rate Increase

Rate Category Current Proposed Rate Rate

Presort—3/5 Digit 24.0 25.8

Automation—Basic 24.5 26.7

Automation—3 Digit 20.3 23.1

Automation—5 Digit 20.3 23.1

While the Postal Service seems to have "lost its way" as far as the rates it has proposed for automated entry is concerned, the fact still remains that automation-compatible mail is and will continue to be less costly for the Postal Service to handle than non-automatable mail. The present proposed increase for automatable catalogs is an anomaly. It's still in your best business interests to automate your flat-size catalogs. If you're not doing that yet, talk with your printer about this.